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destroy

destroy - verb

To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of: bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, finish, ruin, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, torpedo, undo, wash up, wrack, wreck. Slang total. See help.
To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible: demolish, dismantle, dynamite, knock down, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck. Aerospace destruct. See help.
To cause the death of: carry off, cut down, cut off, dispatch, finish(off), kill, slay. Slang waste, zap. See help.
To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully: finish(off), kill, liquidate, murder, slay. Informal put away. Slang bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap. See help.
To impair severely something such as the spirit, health, or effectiveness of: break, crush, overwhelm, ruin. See help.